MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	115% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	92.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	22.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150320
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 15 '20 at 21:30
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130 101,694 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Memory 90 1-Core 89.1 2-Core 191 72% 123 Pts	4-Core 350 8-Core 575 56% 462 Pts	64-Core 765 47% 765 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 37B1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	115% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 173 Parallax 185 117% 167 fps	MRender 199 Gravity 159 Splatting 114 124% 157 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 226 218 226 223 235 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 423 Write 412 Mixed 320 SusWrite 232 78% 346 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 76.2 4K Mixed 44.5 146% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 347 259% 344 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 124%
Crucial BX100 500GB-$49 13,478 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 124GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 219 217 149 207 150 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 428 Write 359 Mixed 286 SusWrite 187 70% 315 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 69.3 4K Mixed 5.9 78% 32.5 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 183 158% 232 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 108%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 454GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 228 222 244 214 236 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Read 369 Write 374 Mixed 316 SusWrite 234 73% 323 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 77.7 4K Mixed 32.5 111% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 317 235% 310 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 104%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 124GB free Firmware: JP4OA39C SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 78 78 78 77 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 104 Write 105 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 77.4 62% 84.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 74%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 69GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 134 147 157 161 164 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 147 Write 100 Mixed 31 SusWrite 146 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 132% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 166 168 173 171 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 150 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 169 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM 2800 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (87^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 42.5 MC Mixed 39.2 114% 40 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 18.4 48% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 67.3 60% 67.3 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 115%

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Typical X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) Builds (Compare 1,531 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 65%

Destroyer

Desktop 81%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	823x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	329x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	117x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	148x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	137x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	116x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	89x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	40x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	59x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	52x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	46x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $371

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16